New Undescribed Fossil Shark

Detail of Air-abraded Area of Skull	Skull Left Side, Areas of Cranial Remains	Close-up of Dorsal Vertebrae
Soft Tissue Preservation	New Undescribed Fossil Shark	Detail of Skull
Cervical ad Dorsal Vertebrae	Skull Right Side, Cranial Remains	New Shark
Close-up Vertebrae attachment to Skull	Soft Tissue Preservation of Cranial Area	Soft Tissue Preservation With Teeth

New Undescribed Fossil Shark
Cretaceous (83-88 m.y.o.)
Niobrara Formation
Smoky Hill Chalk
Gove County, Kansas, USA

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Matrix Size: Field jacket measures 50" x 30"
Skeleton Size: 43" long from skull to last vertebrae
Skull size: 20" long, 16" wide
Tooth size: 5 mm. x 5 mm. and smaller
Tooth count: 70+
Vertebrae size: 30 mm. to 34 mm. across
Vertebrae count: 60+

Comments: Specimen is exhibited in its field jacket, as discovered, and has been partially prepared. The skull and vertebral column have been air-abraded, with several large areas yet to be exposed. Numerous large and well-defined cranial elements are preserved, including the occipital condyle, where the first vertebra attaches to the skull. Compared to body size, the teeth are disproportionately small and have primitive-type serrations. From observations in the field, where the other side of the skeleton was uncovered during excavation, it is apparent that there are one or more fin elements yet to be exposed.

This specimen represents the largest and most complete discovery of this undescribed shark type. Plus, it contains substantial soft-tissue preservation of the vertebral, cranial, and skin elements.

Due to its scientific importance, the specimen will only be sold or to an institution that qualifies as a permanent repository, OR to an individual who agrees to donate the specimen to a permanent repository.

Stock #3907
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